"Now in paperback, with a new last chapter"--Page 4 of cover
"[C]ompanion book to the television series 'Nerds 2.0.1--a brief history of the Internet' on PBS"--Title page verso
Includes index
The 1960s : inventing the wheel. A testing time ; Something seductive ; Not so hard -- The 1970s : networking the nerds. Kind of a happening ; Suits, hippies, and hackers ; A human could use it ; Copierheads -- The 1980s : serving the suits. OK for corporate America ; Close to the Silicon ; Earthquakes and Vulcans ; It takes two to sign a contract ; Steal my software -- The 1990s : wiring the world. People just laughed ; An interesting commercial opportunity ; The slumbering giant ; Really good vibes ; All geeked up -- Conclusion : Not a fad -- Postscript: E-lif.er.a.tion (ee-lif-e-ray-shon)